Aculops lycopersici Massee, 1937

Bahirai, Fereshteh, Jafari, Shahriar, Lotfollahi, Parisa & Shakarami, Jahanshir, 2021, Eriophyoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) of the Lorestan Province and first record of Aceria querci (Garnam, 1883) outside of the USA, Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (1), pp. 111-119 : 116

Aculops lycopersici Massee, 1937

Material examined – This species was collected as vagrant on leaves of tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L. ( Solanaceae ). High population density of this mite leads to brown rust on leaves. Nineteen (19) females and eight males, Doroud, 12 September 2018; 22 females and six males, Aligudarz County, 12 September 2018; Lorestan Province, Iran.

Remarks – This species is widely distributed and has been reported from different regions of Iran ( Khanjani and Haddad Irani-Nejad 2006). This species was previously reported from Lorestan Province ( Delfan et al. 2014).

Family Diptilomiopdiae Keifer

Subfamily Rhyncaphytoptinae Roivainen